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TNR Program Info
Our Mission
The goal of Long Beach Cats is to humanely and effectively reduce the
feral and stray cat population of Long Beach through the use of
Trap-Neuter-Return, or "TNR". TNR involves trapping the cats, then
getting them neutered, vaccinated for rabies and ear tipped for
identification. After they've recovered from the surgeries, the cats
are returned to their sites where caretakers provide food and shelter
and monitor for any new cats. TNR is the only method proven to
successfully reduce the cats' numbers over the long term. Efforts to
simply remove them have historically failed.
Long Beach Cats is a coalition of the City of Long Beach, local humane organizations, veterinarians, resident animal activists and Neighborhood Cats, a nationally recognized feral cat organization based in New York City.
Long Beach Cats is a coalition of the City of Long Beach, local humane organizations, veterinarians, resident animal activists and Neighborhood Cats, a nationally recognized feral cat organization based in New York City.
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The Program
Long Beach residents can participate in the TNR program in one of three ways:
1) Cover the veterinary costs - $50 per cat
If you raise the funds needed to pay for the cats' spay/neuter surgeries, Long Beach Cats will arrange for the trapping, transport and neutering. We will need your assistance in counting the cats beforehand, notifying neighbors about the project and controlling the cats' feeding prior to the trapping.
1) Cover the veterinary costs - $50 per cat
If you raise the funds needed to pay for the cats' spay/neuter surgeries, Long Beach Cats will arrange for the trapping, transport and neutering. We will need your assistance in counting the cats beforehand, notifying neighbors about the project and controlling the cats' feeding prior to the trapping.
2) Take a training workshop and participate in the trapping - $25 per cat
. Once a month in New York City, usually the first Saturday of the
month, Neighborhood Cats conducts a three-hour training workshop on
TNR. If you attend and then help out with the trapping, Long Beach Cats
will split the veterinary costs with you.
Report a problem situation and help as much as you're able - no cost
Long Beach Cats aims to neuter as many feral and stray cats in the City as possible and will assist even if you are unwilling or unable to bear any of the costs. However, assistance in these cases will depend on the availability of funding. In addition, priority will be given to residents who do help out with the veterinary bill.
Report a problem situation and help as much as you're able - no cost
Long Beach Cats aims to neuter as many feral and stray cats in the City as possible and will assist even if you are unwilling or unable to bear any of the costs. However, assistance in these cases will depend on the availability of funding. In addition, priority will be given to residents who do help out with the veterinary bill.